There is joy in Mudville!

[89th]

@LuFins-Dad said in There is joy in Mudville!:

@89th said in There is joy in Mudville!:

I picked a good time to stop being a Nationals fan (worst in division) and become a Twins fan (best in division).

You know, that’s not really how fandom works, right? Do you think @Mik will quit being a Bengals and Reds fan when he retires to Tampa? Did Copper switch allegiance when he moved to NOVA, and then on down to Norfolk?

I should clarify, I'll always wish the Nats, Steelers, and Capitals well... but will be watching/following the Twins, Vikings, and Wild. I have a good buddy who was a life long Reds and Bengals fan, but after living in NOVA for a few years and planning to retire there, he adopted the Nats and Redskins as his new teams.

[Catseye3]

@Mik said in There is joy in Mudville!:

Not to mention Tampa is one of the last place I would move to.

Poo. Show a guy a few Burmese pythons and giant flying cockroaches and he's all ewww.

[brenda]

@89th said in There is joy in Mudville!:

@LuFins-Dad said in There is joy in Mudville!:

@89th said in There is joy in Mudville!:

I picked a good time to stop being a Nationals fan (worst in division) and become a Twins fan (best in division).

You know, that’s not really how fandom works, right? Do you think @Mik will quit being a Bengals and Reds fan when he retires to Tampa? Did Copper switch allegiance when he moved to NOVA, and then on down to Norfolk?

I should clarify, I'll always wish the Nats, Steelers, and Capitals well... but will be watching/following the Twins, Vikings, and Wild. I have a good buddy who was a life long Reds and Bengals fan, but after living in NOVA for a few years and planning to retire there, he adopted the Nats and Redskins as his new teams.

Good call, 89th! You're going to have more fun this way, and your wife's family won't consider you a heathen.

[LuFins Dad]

@89th said in There is joy in Mudville!:

@LuFins-Dad said in There is joy in Mudville!:

@89th said in There is joy in Mudville!:

I picked a good time to stop being a Nationals fan (worst in division) and become a Twins fan (best in division).

You know, that’s not really how fandom works, right? Do you think @Mik will quit being a Bengals and Reds fan when he retires to Tampa? Did Copper switch allegiance when he moved to NOVA, and then on down to Norfolk?

I should clarify, I'll always wish the Nats, Steelers, and Capitals well... but will be watching/following the Twins, Vikings, and Wild. I have a good buddy who was a life long Reds and Bengals fan, but after living in NOVA for a few years and planning to retire there, he adopted the Nats and Redskins as his new teams.

Let me point out that if your friend adopted new teams, then he was not, in point of fact, a “lifelong fan”.

No, what you and your friend have are rooting interests. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s nice to have rooting interests and it’s also possible to have rooting interests while being a fan of a different team. I had a rooting interest in the Nats when they went on their World Series run, but I wasn’t a fan. To claim that is insulting to those people that are fans and are completely all in on their teams no matter where they live.

[Catseye3]

@LuFins-Dad said in There is joy in Mudville!:

what you and your friend have are rooting interests.

Thanks for explaining this, Lufin. This was a new term to me.

[Mik]

I could live in Tibet and still be a Reds/Bengals fan.

[Copper]

@89th said in There is joy in Mudville!:

adopted the Nats and Redskins as his new teams.

They will never be the Commanders

[89th]

@Copper said in There is joy in Mudville!:

@89th said in There is joy in Mudville!:

adopted the Nats and Redskins as his new teams.

They will never be the Commanders

LOL agreed.

[Horace]

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[89th]

@LuFins-Dad said in There is joy in Mudville!:

@89th said in There is joy in Mudville!:

@LuFins-Dad said in There is joy in Mudville!:

@89th said in There is joy in Mudville!:

I picked a good time to stop being a Nationals fan (worst in division) and become a Twins fan (best in division).

You know, that’s not really how fandom works, right? Do you think @Mik will quit being a Bengals and Reds fan when he retires to Tampa? Did Copper switch allegiance when he moved to NOVA, and then on down to Norfolk?

I should clarify, I'll always wish the Nats, Steelers, and Capitals well... but will be watching/following the Twins, Vikings, and Wild. I have a good buddy who was a life long Reds and Bengals fan, but after living in NOVA for a few years and planning to retire there, he adopted the Nats and Redskins as his new teams.

Let me point out that if your friend adopted new teams, then he was not, in point of fact, a “lifelong fan”.

No, what you and your friend have are rooting interests. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s nice to have rooting interests and it’s also possible to have rooting interests while being a fan of a different team. I had a rooting interest in the Nats when they went on their World Series run, but I wasn’t a fan. To claim that is insulting to those people that are fans and are completely all in on their teams no matter where they live.

I totally get where you are coming from but there isn't one rule for being a fan. For example in my case, I have rooted for the same teams for 40 years, including the Steelers which wasn't a hometown team for me, so getting the local coverage was never there. I rooted for the Steelers for 13 years before a championship, the Nats for 14 years before a championship, and the Capitals for 36 years before a championship. Luckily I got to see all of them win, eventually.

Now, I have moved 1,000 miles away and plan to live here for the next 40 years so I want to become a fan of the local sport teams here. Yes I could be fans of both teams but that feels weird so for once in my life I am switching to a different fan base... I guess you could say I have a rooting interest in my previous teams, but if the teams ever meet up in a championship, I'll be rooting for my Minnesota teams. SKOL!